Taiwan Security Issues

Taiwan Security Issues Founded by Dr. Dalton Lin in 2022, Taiwan Security Issues (TSI) is an academic and non-governmental. Every TSI week starts on Sunday and ends on Saturday.

In addition to providing trusted information and diverse perspectives, TSI also uses a hashtag system to serve as a database of Taiwan's and regional security issues. Each TSI post has a weekly report #, a category #, and various topic #. Readers can type hashtags of interest in Facebook's search function (the magnifier icon) and find TSI posts on the related topics. So, for example, if readers wa

nt to know issues occurring around February 5, 2022, type (the week starts on Sunday, January 30, 2022) in the search function and can retrieve all TSI posts in the week. The following is the list of TSI’s topic hashtags. Readers can type these hashtags in the search function and retrieve TSI posts related to the topics.

(Taiwan’s foreign policy and external relations)
(Taiwan’s domestic politics)
(China’s foreign policy and external relations)
(China’s domestic politics)

(U.S.-Taiwan relations)
(U.S.-China relations, competition, rivalry)
(Washington’s foreign policy, such as alliances, and sometimes domestic developments that have foreign policy implications)
(Tokyo’s foreign policy, and sometimes domestic developments that have foreign policy implications)
(Anything related to the balance of military power in the China-Taiwan-US triangle)
(Issues relevant to East Asia security but not covered by the above topics, such as the South China Sea, the Korean Peninsula, and Southeast Asia.)

Ambitious, energetic and perhaps a bit naive. That might be a fair take on how Taiwan’s Beijing-friendly opposition lead...
06/13/2026

Ambitious, energetic and perhaps a bit naive. That might be a fair take on how Taiwan’s Beijing-friendly opposition leader Cheng Li-wun was sized up in Washington.

An analysis of KMT leader Cheng Li-wun's US tour and her peacemaker pitch, with insights from Washington and experts on US-China relations. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee’s approval of a Taiwan war reserve stockpile provision shows how Congress is tr...
06/13/2026

The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee’s approval of a Taiwan war reserve stockpile provision shows how Congress is trying to strengthen Taiwan contingency planning through pre-positioned defense supplies. The issue is not only future arms sales, but whether the United States can build faster, more resilient support mechanisms before a crisis begins.

The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday approved a fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill, including a provision that would authorize the Department of Defense (DoD) to establish a war reserve stockpile program for Taiwan.

KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun’s visit to Washington shows how Taiwan’s domestic politics are becoming a direct concern for...
06/13/2026

KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun’s visit to Washington shows how Taiwan’s domestic politics are becoming a direct concern for U.S. policymakers. Her effort to ease concerns over the KMT’s China stance comes amid criticism of opposition-backed defense spending cuts, raising questions about whether cross-Strait dialogue can coexist with stronger defense readiness and credible deterrence.

The leader of Taiwan's main opposition party said on Friday that ‌she had used a visit to the U.S. to correct "many misunderstandings" about her pro-engagement approach to China, amid strong criticism from hawks in Washington.

The Philippine government said Friday that China’s imposition of sanctions, including an entry ban, against Defense Secr...
06/13/2026

The Philippine government said Friday that China’s imposition of sanctions, including an entry ban, against Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. was “an unfriendly act” that could further strain relations, while he vowed to continue defending Manila’s interests against Beijing’s aggression.

The Philippine government says China’s imposition of sanctions, including an entry ban, against Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. was “an unfriendly act” that could further strain relations.

North Korea's foreign ministry condemned a U.S. decision ​to approve the sale of advanced air-to-air missiles and ‌relat...
06/13/2026

North Korea's foreign ministry condemned a U.S. decision ​to approve the sale of advanced air-to-air missiles and ‌related equipment to South Korea, warning the move would worsen tensions on the Korean peninsula, state media KCNA said on Saturday.

North Korea's foreign ministry condemned a U.S. decision ​to approve the sale of advanced air-to-air missiles and ‌related equipment to South Korea, warning the move would worsen tensions on the Korean peninsula, state media KCNA said on Saturday.

The next war over Taiwan may be deterred not by aircraft carriers or nuclear arsenals, but by a Dutch lithography machin...
06/13/2026

The next war over Taiwan may be deterred not by aircraft carriers or nuclear arsenals, but by a Dutch lithography machine. ASML, headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, is the sole manufacturer of the extreme ultraviolet lithography systems required to produce the world’s most advanced semiconductors. Without its machines, the most sophisticated foundries on earth — including those of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) — cannot operate. This fact should be at the center of how the United States thinks about deterrence in the Indo-Pacific. Currently, it is not. The conventional wisdom holds that Taiwan’s semiconductor industry acts as a “silicon shield,” protecting the island because both China and the United States have too much to lose from disrupting TSMC’s foundries.

The next war over Taiwan may be deterred not by aircraft carriers or nuclear arsenals, but by a Dutch lithography machine. ASML, headquartered in

Taipei showcased its new American missile launchers through numerous live-fire salvos in a drill this week that Taiwanes...
06/13/2026

Taipei showcased its new American missile launchers through numerous live-fire salvos in a drill this week that Taiwanese troops claimed demonstrated the system’s mobility and long-range strike capabilities. The Republic of China Army fired its recently procured M142 High Mobility Rocket Artillery Systems (HIMARS) on Wednesday as the main highlight of a series of drills designed to validate the island’s precision strike capabilities, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said in a news release. The Lockheed Martin-made missile systems rehearsed firing missions and rapid redeployment, with the HIMARS relocating to new firing positions within three minutes of launching, according to the ministry.

Taipei showcased its new American missile launchers through numerous live-fire salvos in a drill this week that Taiwanese troops claimed demonstrated the system’s mobility and long-range strike capabilities. The Republic of China Army fired its recently procured M142 High Mobility Rocket Artillery...

The United States House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday released its fiscal year 2027 defense appropriations bill,...
06/12/2026

The United States House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday released its fiscal year 2027 defense appropriations bill, which includes US$2 billion earmarked to bolster Taiwan's defense.

The United States House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday released its fiscal year 2027 defense appropriations bill, which includes US$2 billion earmarked to bolster Taiwan's defense.

China’s reported querying of foreign ships near Taiwan marks an escalation in Beijing’s maritime pressure campaign. By a...
06/11/2026

China’s reported querying of foreign ships near Taiwan marks an escalation in Beijing’s maritime pressure campaign. By asking commercial vessels for route information and asserting jurisdiction, China appears to be testing whether coast guard activity can normalize administrative control around Taiwan without triggering a conventional military confrontation.

China turned to new tactics to press its claims in the waters east of Taiwan, sending maritime agency ships on a multi-day patrol that for the first time questioned foreign commercial boats in the area.

06/11/2026

Xi Jinping doesn’t do overseas trips for diplomatic show. So why did he meet Kim Jong-un in North Korea earlier this week in his first trip abroad this year?

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